When considering table top decor ideas for your home, you will likely be swithering between modern decor and the more traditional designs. How do you choose which would suit your table the best? You can approach this from one of two directions – or even both at once.

First, do you want a modern or traditional theme, and does it really matter? What is the purpose of your table top decor – is it simply to tie in with overall decorative theme of your dining room or even your entire home, or is it intended to impress your guests? Each is fine, but you must be sure in your mind.

What Are You Thinking Of?

Are you thinking about a dining room table or a coffee table – is the table top decor intended for a dinner party or to hold snacks and nibbles during a cocktail party or even a barbecue? Obviously, the type of tabletop decoration you use will depend upon the function, and the use to which the table in question is being put.

Once you understand yourself what your purpose is, then you can choose from a large number of table top decor options, irrespective of your ultimate objective. For example, take the centerpiece of your dining table. That could be a floral centerpiece, but unless you will be personally impressed by that it won\’t last long and might be a waste of money – real flowers do not last long in dining rooms.

Goldfish Bowls, Caviar and Nuts

Most people go for something different, so here are some ideas that you can consider, starting with glass bowls. It doesn\’t sound like much – a glass bowl, but it depends on how you use it. A goldfish bowl on a dining table offers a topic for conversation – the fish is not being harmed, and will be returned to its normal home after the dinner.

If the table is being used for a party, then glass bowls can be used for nibbles and nuts. You can find a beautiful titanium and glass bowl online that is ideal for anything from peanuts to caviar! A leaf-shaped titanium stand holding a 24 inch wide glass bowl is more than sufficient to hold enough caviar for a party – or peanuts, or lobster claws or . . .

Or how about a pair of bowls, almost 2 x 1 foot, and standing on a beautiful scrolled metal stand? These are substantial bowls, and perfect for snacks or even fruit. These are so lively that would even grace a table or shelf without containing anything – just ready for you to fill up with nuts, nibbles or even caviar when guests are due. You cannot do better than have table top decor that is ready to be filled with goodies, but that also looks great even if empty.

Keep Your Fingers and Eyes Off!

Another option is a polished aluminum bowl, with the bowl off-center to the sides. That looks great when filled with delicacies such as petit-fours or other sweets – but try not to tuck into these before your visitors arrive! If you do, then they will just have to seek out your ultra-modern zebra trays that you have filled with succulent chocolates and fruit jellies.

You can buy a set of three of these online which not only look great as a home accent, but are also very functional for guests when you have emptied the polished aluminum bowl of its petit fours! They at least will have three other beautiful trays full of your choice of goodies. At 16, 14 and 12 inches, these three bowls are available online and will hold more than you can eat yourself (we hope!).

Traditional Table Top Decor

These are modern table top decor ideas, but if you are of a more traditional mind, then there is a fabulous selection of wooden bowls online for you. One example is a \’vortex\’ wooden bowl carved in the shape of a spiral, and another is a wonderful 18 inch high vase in copper with bold black swirls running round a 16 inch diameter bowl.

This is redolent of the Topkapi Museum in Istanbul, and you really have to see this to understand it. When you do you will immediately fall in love with it and will have to own it! Tip: Don\’t look unless you have the $79 to buy it! You can find it online if you look hard enough.

Table Top Decor: Table Runners

One of the lost traditional table top decorative elements is the table runner. If you are looking for truly unique table top decor then a fabulous 70 by 18 inch table runner Jacquard-woven in France will make any table look absolutely fabulous. You can get these online in modern designs or in the more traditional designs with end tassels. You can use these on your table or hang them on your walls.

You can easily use any of these table top decor ideas in your home, because they are all available online with a simple internet search. You can choose between the modern or traditional table top decorative elements, and whichever you choose is sure to wow your dinner guests.

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Author Bio: For a wide range of decorative home accents, check out Global Home Accents where you will also find a host of gifts for any occasions. You will also find some fabulous Table Top Decor ideas including most of those detailed above.

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